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Week of Prayer set for Sept. 6-13
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (190+ words) The Global Week of 24/7 prayer will be held Sept. 6-13 in the Prayer Chapel at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital. Guest are invited to participate and pray for at least 30 minutes. The second annual Global Week of 24/7 prayer will be held…...
Prayer for Aug. 19
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (212+ words) Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures.” These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs of the world and…...
POPE IN FRANCE/II - Behind the figures: the fragmented and “indecipherable” expectations that will greet Leo XIV
12+ min ago (216+ words) 2026-08-19 Behind the figures: the fragmented and “indecipherable” expectations that will greet Leo XIV 2026-08-16 The “Extended Sanctuary,” a missionary pilgrimage in the footsteps of Saint John Eudes 2026-08-13 Bishop Guillet: This is how the “Acts of the Apostles” is coming alive in…...
ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng after the earthquake in Flores: “God cares for us; from devastation comes the dawn of hope and renewal”
11+ min ago (97+ words) 2026-08-19 Father Galvani: “Amid the fear, we want the people of Flores to know that they are not alone” 2026-08-19 Bishop of Ruteng after the earthquake in Flores: “God cares for us; from devastation comes the dawn of hope and renewal” 2026-08-15 Earthquake…...
Bible on caf?? table opens door for gospel witness
57+ min ago (870+ words) Michael Love noticed the Bible laid out on the table next to the man’s computer. He and his teammate, Emmett Grant, had walked into his café hoping to meet Aaron, the shop owner. Love asked him, “Do you read the…...
Religion Book Deals: August 19, 2026
24+ min ago (271+ words) Publishers Weekly Religion Book Deals: August 19, 2026 Johnston to Publish Four with HarperChristian HarperChristian Resources acquiring editor Mark Weising acquired world rights to a four-part series of evidence-based Bible studies from New Testament scholar Jeremiah Johnston, author of The Jesus Discoveries:…...
Social justice and humility
57+ min ago (203+ words) Chatbot is a software program designed to simulate human con… Tearcoat Covenant dinner/auction Aug. 28 From the pulpit to the mission field, we are called to stand with the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. This is not a side…...
Pope Leo XIV accepts the resignation for health reasons of German bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann – INFOVATICANA
53+ min ago (744+ words) by INFOVATICANA | August 19, 2026 The Holy See announced it in its bulletin without specifying the causes. The diocese of Speyer, however, has confirmed that Wiesemann had asked the Pope to be relieved for health reasons. The bishop explained that he had…...
BOB BROWN: The Digital Inquisition Part I: The Panopticon of the Spirit
41+ min ago (627+ words) Imagine walking into a prison where you cannot see the guards, but you know a central watchtower looks into every cell. Because the prisoners never know exactly when they are being watched, they must act as if they are being…...
Ahead of beatification, the women behind Archbishop Sheen???s missionary work remember hidden labor
56+ min ago (1079+ words) When Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, attention will rightly fall on the celebrated television preacher whose broadcasts brought Catholic teaching into millions of American homes. But for almost two decades, behind Archbishop Sheen’s extraordinary reach stood…...